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coming up next on c-span, john q sac talks about john boehner's decision to resign from congress and how it might affect the republican leadership moving forward. then some of the pope's visit to the u.s. of his last stop in philadelphia. with tomr conversation sherwood on "q&a." eastern. bob cusack is the editor in chief of "the hill," joining us to talk about the resignation of speaker john boehner. what is next not only for the republican congress but the house? guest: it was stunning. there was a lot of speculation that this would be speaker boehner's last congress. as little as 10 days ago, the speculation and rumors were growing. the speaker said he was not going anywhere, and then 10 days later he was announcing his resignation. i think the timing is what surprised most people. clearly, speaker boehner has been eyeing his exit for quite some time. he confirmed the fact that he was going to resign had eric cantor not lost his primary election last year. basically, surprising, yes. overall, was this his last congress? most people in washington thought so. host: he mentioned this
coming up next on c-span, john q sac talks about john boehner's decision to resign from congress and how it might affect the republican leadership moving forward. then some of the pope's visit to the u.s. of his last stop in philadelphia. with tomr conversation sherwood on "q&a." eastern. bob cusack is the editor in chief of "the hill," joining us to talk about the resignation of speaker john boehner. what is next not only for the republican congress but the house?...
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john boehner in the majority. his stepping down as speaker was driven by a minority of that majority in terms of the conservative caucus pressing forward with getting any speaker. i wanted to show you the comments of john boehner as he in october.ro [video clip] >> my, oh my, what a wonderful day. i used to sing that on my way to work in the morning. my mission every day is to fight for a smaller, less costly and more countable government. advancedity has conservative reforms that will help our children and their children. it has become clear to me that this prolonged leadership turmoil would do irreparable harm to the institution. this morning, i informed my colleagues that i will resign from the speakership and resign from congress at the end of october. as you've often heard me say, this is not about me. it is about the people, about the institution. just yesterday, we witnessed the awesome sight of pope francis addressing the greatest legislative body in the world. heed hisat we will all call to live by the go
john boehner in the majority. his stepping down as speaker was driven by a minority of that majority in terms of the conservative caucus pressing forward with getting any speaker. i wanted to show you the comments of john boehner as he in october.ro [video clip] >> my, oh my, what a wonderful day. i used to sing that on my way to work in the morning. my mission every day is to fight for a smaller, less costly and more countable government. advancedity has conservative reforms that will...
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should john boehner remain the speaker? (202) 748-8000 is the line for democrats. (202) 748-8001 for republicans. if you are an independent, the number to call is (202) 745-8002 . join us on facebook at facebook.com/cspan. or send us a tweet at @cspanwj. morning to you. thank you for being with us. this is a headline from this past wednesday on the speaker of john boehner as speaker of the house. from north carolina, there is the story as mark meadows is expected to appear today on "meet the press" to talk about his efforts to remove john boehner. boehner has kept too much power to himself. congressman meadows, who has links to tea party groups, has generally taken more conservative positions on issues then speaker john boehner. by the way, "meet the press" is one of five programs you can listen to on c-span radio. it airs at noon eastern time. our thanks by the way to nbc and all the networks that allow us to carry the program on c-span radio. what is next for speaker john boehner? phone, us, live on the .olly o'toole we h
should john boehner remain the speaker? (202) 748-8000 is the line for democrats. (202) 748-8001 for republicans. if you are an independent, the number to call is (202) 745-8002 . join us on facebook at facebook.com/cspan. or send us a tweet at @cspanwj. morning to you. thank you for being with us. this is a headline from this past wednesday on the speaker of john boehner as speaker of the house. from north carolina, there is the story as mark meadows is expected to appear today on "meet...
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as well as the speaker of the .ouse john boehner a catholic who attended mass today. he has gone every day as a child. of getting year goal the pope to address congress. we will talk more about that, joining us on the phone editor-in-chief of the hill newspaper. we will talk first about the the capital on this historic day. the first to do so. yes, the word historic is used a lot. it is overused. this truly is a story. this of the first ever address to congress by a's pope -- by a pope. on thel a lot of people national lawn, tens of thousands of people. be interesting to see what the global say, how lawmakers will interact with the pope. we have been talking to members of congress over the last few weeks. that,lly, the hope is this does not become a state of the union address type of speech. it is politics is mentioned, political issues are mentioned, that one side is not standing up, that is there is a lot more to corn. host: and have lawmakers said they will abide by those guidelines? to meetes, they do want the pope. there is no doubt about it. i think one of the g
as well as the speaker of the .ouse john boehner a catholic who attended mass today. he has gone every day as a child. of getting year goal the pope to address congress. we will talk more about that, joining us on the phone editor-in-chief of the hill newspaper. we will talk first about the the capital on this historic day. the first to do so. yes, the word historic is used a lot. it is overused. this truly is a story. this of the first ever address to congress by a's pope -- by a pope. on thel...
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john boehner. hi. >> right out this way, here you go. >> here, i'm sorry. >> hand up. >> not in front of your wife's face. right here. whoa! look out. >> here we go. >> how are you? left hand here. right hand up. look at this lady right here. we're good. that's it. >> thank you. >> you're welcome. >> how are you, sir? >> i do the best i can. >> all right, there you go. right here. all right. all set. all right. left hand here, right hand up, look right here. uh-oh. left hand here. right hand up. all right, look at this guy right here, right here, black coat. your hand is in my face. >> good. >> great, thank you. >> i'll take that back. >> okay. >> mr. speaker. >> hi. >> hi. >> be careful here. how are you? come on. big guys around the back. >> smile. >> all right, now squeeze. left hand, then right hand up. that's right. there you go. right here. right here. this way, dear. right here. right here. okay. >> thank you very much. >> mr. speaker. >> come on here, come on. >> sorry. >> nice to see you.
john boehner. hi. >> right out this way, here you go. >> here, i'm sorry. >> hand up. >> not in front of your wife's face. right here. whoa! look out. >> here we go. >> how are you? left hand here. right hand up. look at this lady right here. we're good. that's it. >> thank you. >> you're welcome. >> how are you, sir? >> i do the best i can. >> all right, there you go. right here. all right. all set. all right. left hand here,...
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john boehner. hi. >> right out this way, here you go. >> here, i'm sorry. >> hand up. >> not in front of your wife's face. right here. whoa! look out. >> here we go. >> how are you? left hand here. right hand up. look at this lady right here. we're good. that's it. >> thank you. >> you're welcome. >> how are you, sir? >> i do the best i can. >> all right, there you go. right here. all right. all set. all right. left hand here, right hand up, look right here. uh-oh. left hand here. right hand up. all right, look at this guy right here, right here, black coat. your hand is in my face. >> good. >> great, thank you. >> i'll take that back. >> okay. >> mr. speaker. >> hi. >> hi. >> be careful here. how are you? come on. big guys around the back. >> smile. >> all right, now squeeze. left hand, then right hand up. that's right. there you go. right here. right here. this way, dear. right here. right here. okay. >> thank you very much. >> mr. speaker. >> come on here, come on. >> sorry. >> nice to see you.
john boehner. hi. >> right out this way, here you go. >> here, i'm sorry. >> hand up. >> not in front of your wife's face. right here. whoa! look out. >> here we go. >> how are you? left hand here. right hand up. look at this lady right here. we're good. that's it. >> thank you. >> you're welcome. >> how are you, sir? >> i do the best i can. >> all right, there you go. right here. all right. all set. all right. left hand here,...
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guest: everyone is watching to see what john boehner will do. ofhas hired an aide john mccain. we have seen the white house holding back a bit of their criticism. a lot of people interested in what they heard at the president's press conference. nod toheard him make a the idea that house could take bill piecemeal.n we're did not hear that option mentioned in his press conference. we don't know whether he will be making more of a press for the senate bill to be taken up but this will be a major issue in 2014. host: does the president have the clinical clout to push immigration or any big issue? guest: we have had this discussion where if the president is pushing immigration hard, that may signal the white house is more pessimistic about his prospects. the harder the president pushes, the less likely he will get those wavering democrats and republican support needed to pass it. perhaps that signals better prospects for the bill. perhaps it signals pessimism. as he gets closer and we are looking to 2014, this would be an issue the democrats will talk about in the midterm election.
guest: everyone is watching to see what john boehner will do. ofhas hired an aide john mccain. we have seen the white house holding back a bit of their criticism. a lot of people interested in what they heard at the president's press conference. nod toheard him make a the idea that house could take bill piecemeal.n we're did not hear that option mentioned in his press conference. we don't know whether he will be making more of a press for the senate bill to be taken up but this will be a major...
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boehner challenge today. it is time for both parties to put aside the bitter partisan battles and get on to the task that they are constitutionally required to do, to govern, to legislate. i think what the american people set a november of both parties is that it's time to see that start to happen. >> what can we expect of them? citizens united. all the politicians are bought and sold. who are they representing? us? the first item on the agenda is the keystone of so pipeline. >> the american people are prepared to get past the false promises. we need you to understand that you work for us. we have seen nothing but foreclosures, people in the streets, and frankly we are tired of the silly games being played. we don't believe anything we are hearing any longer, including to create jobs. that is so worn out. >> continue to let us know what you think about the programs you're watching. call us at the following number. e-mail us at the following address. or send us a tweet. join the c-span conversation like us on
boehner challenge today. it is time for both parties to put aside the bitter partisan battles and get on to the task that they are constitutionally required to do, to govern, to legislate. i think what the american people set a november of both parties is that it's time to see that start to happen. >> what can we expect of them? citizens united. all the politicians are bought and sold. who are they representing? us? the first item on the agenda is the keystone of so pipeline. >> the...
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they have concerns about john boehner. i have concerns about john boehner. that does not mean that he is not the best person for this job at this time. i will help him develop the conservative policies we need. host: anthony on her twitter page -- our twitter page -- guest: i do support term limits. there are two mini people who stay too long in washington and get trapped by the culture. -- too many people. host: we will try to get to as many calls as we can. al in tampa, florida on our line for independents. caller: i have been waiting for my v.a. claim. i'm happy that the work of the house will be able to move forward. maybe they can move some of these bills that the house -- jeff miller has done a great job on the committee for the veterans affairs. i have a concern about non-formulary for the veterans. i can tell you why we have a high suicide rate. i have to pay for my medication on the outside because the v.a. will only do the cheapest stuff available. i want more accountability in the v.a. maybe we will get some of that. i would like to have a comment
they have concerns about john boehner. i have concerns about john boehner. that does not mean that he is not the best person for this job at this time. i will help him develop the conservative policies we need. host: anthony on her twitter page -- our twitter page -- guest: i do support term limits. there are two mini people who stay too long in washington and get trapped by the culture. -- too many people. host: we will try to get to as many calls as we can. al in tampa, florida on our line...
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nine: 15, looking at the host: "the washington post"e, reports that john boehner is hosting a number of listening sessions to hear from members of his party on planned parenthood funding. hold two plans to votes related to funding from planned parenthood. the lead story from "the new york times" centers on the declared party. how their staff can court funding from independent super pacs. the white house
nine: 15, looking at the host: "the washington post"e, reports that john boehner is hosting a number of listening sessions to hear from members of his party on planned parenthood funding. hold two plans to votes related to funding from planned parenthood. the lead story from "the new york times" centers on the declared party. how their staff can court funding from independent super pacs. the white house
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boehner's performance as leader. see the entire interview today at 10:00 a.m. at 6:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. this year's studentcam competition and students across the country what part of the constitution was important to them and why. the third prize winner chose the second amendment. . [video clip] >> guns, we have all seen them in tv shows and video games. what if we saw or did not see guns and a new kind of place. with upcoming legislation, weapons could essentially be carried on a college campus. ♪ >> one of the arguments i have heard in favor of it is that faculty members, if they have guns and a student goes crazy and tries to kill the students, you have a weapon to fight them off. personally, i think most people are not trained well enough in how to use weapons in combat situations. >> i would have no way of knowing who has a gun and if they are trained enough at guns and how mentally fit they are. >> on one hand you have a right to defend yourself and on the other hand is a huge safety issue whether coll
boehner's performance as leader. see the entire interview today at 10:00 a.m. at 6:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. this year's studentcam competition and students across the country what part of the constitution was important to them and why. the third prize winner chose the second amendment. . [video clip] >> guns, we have all seen them in tv shows and video games. what if we saw or did not see guns and a new kind of place. with upcoming legislation, weapons could essentially be carried on a...
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"we all like john boehner." i grew up and john boehner's district in ohio. he is a very practical man. he is a deal maker. he wants to sit down at the table and come up with a solution. he is being pressured by the tea party. host: maverick on twitter says -- host: what do you think? guest: that sounds strange to me. host: congress needs to do something at this point. is he remove himself from the equation? guest: he is saying, "here's my offer." i think john boehner is doing that. he didn't have the votes he needed. host: republican senator thinks the president wants to go off the fiscal cliff. guest: i said earlier myself. in terms of who gets hurt the most, i think it's clear the republicans can be hurt the most. they put themselves in that situation. let's go offto say the fiscal cliff. unemployment or other benefits, veterans benefits, etc. it would be cynical to say let's sacrifice those folks to win a political point. i'm not saying democrats want to do that. host: let's hear from the republican in indiana. caller: hi. i have a comment and a question.
"we all like john boehner." i grew up and john boehner's district in ohio. he is a very practical man. he is a deal maker. he wants to sit down at the table and come up with a solution. he is being pressured by the tea party. host: maverick on twitter says -- host: what do you think? guest: that sounds strange to me. host: congress needs to do something at this point. is he remove himself from the equation? guest: he is saying, "here's my offer." i think john boehner is...
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john boehner talked behind her and i don't think there is a love lost between john boehner and barack obama. it was going so badly recently in december that john boehner stepped aside and the vice president and minority leader of the senate had to take over. at this point, you have the president and john boehner not committing to talk to each other about the next spending fight. that is not a good sign. host: what will they second obama term mean for the supreme court? guest: there are many big issues. i suppose there is the possibility of another supreme court appointment. that is always a moment re- litigate a lot of big social issues before the country. i think we will be looking at potentially historic rulings on affirmative action, on gay marriage, all kinds of economic issues. if he goes ahead on climate change, i don't know if it will get to the supreme court, but that will be litigious in the extreme. despite the fact that the president and chief justice managed twice to get through the oath of office without any mistakes over the last couple of days, you will still see a huge
john boehner talked behind her and i don't think there is a love lost between john boehner and barack obama. it was going so badly recently in december that john boehner stepped aside and the vice president and minority leader of the senate had to take over. at this point, you have the president and john boehner not committing to talk to each other about the next spending fight. that is not a good sign. host: what will they second obama term mean for the supreme court? guest: there are many big...
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bigger john boehner -- speaker john boehner is a very proud catholic. what a great trivia. hey, this is also bipartisan because indeed, nancy pelosi too is a very proud member of the catholic faith. host: from the huffington today and op-ed at about why someone is not attending the speech. he says, well it help confront the threat from isis? hardly. will bring peace, rule of law and moral conduct back to the west bank, gaza, israel? i can't see how invented any of those goals. guest: he is wrong. hey, we should all welcome world leaders. the more we know, indeed, i'm so concerned with the negotiations with tehran. it borders on ridiculous to me. we know they are building their nuclear capabilities underground. we know they have energy. what they are doing is very clear. they are developing a nuclear capability. if you don't understand that, then look at the capability of missiles development. they already have a missile capability that can strike nato members of southeastern europe -- greece, bulgaria, romania. we know they have a missile capability that they can strike ind
bigger john boehner -- speaker john boehner is a very proud catholic. what a great trivia. hey, this is also bipartisan because indeed, nancy pelosi too is a very proud member of the catholic faith. host: from the huffington today and op-ed at about why someone is not attending the speech. he says, well it help confront the threat from isis? hardly. will bring peace, rule of law and moral conduct back to the west bank, gaza, israel? i can't see how invented any of those goals. guest: he is...
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and house speaker john boehner, "the president got his tax hikes." host: go ahead, abbad. caller: i just wanted to say i agree with the reject the judicial system should cut their pay. i also believe the democrats and republicans are working together and that is why not much is getting done. they are both in the top 2% of the economies themselves. most of them are wealthy people and i believe that's they should cut their pay. what hundred 70 four thousand dollars for each congressman plus their staff is just out of control. if they need a pay raise they just pay themselves. have a good morning. host: we have a tweet -- in " to the washington post," we are clinton take a look at two examples of for the cuts are going to take place. the first is the transportation and security commission, which must save $398 million. it could for low 50,000 employees for as many as seven days. -- we'll take a look at another example in a second. katharine in new hampshire on our live for independents. caller: i have a suggestion for raising revenue. it is a win-win for everyone. it will low
and house speaker john boehner, "the president got his tax hikes." host: go ahead, abbad. caller: i just wanted to say i agree with the reject the judicial system should cut their pay. i also believe the democrats and republicans are working together and that is why not much is getting done. they are both in the top 2% of the economies themselves. most of them are wealthy people and i believe that's they should cut their pay. what hundred 70 four thousand dollars for each congressman...
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boehner, hay, john, i have my best clothes on, boehner, here's a news flash. just make sure you pass good bills coming out of that house that affects my life, and don't worry about the clothes on their backs. just pass good legislation. i feel better about you. you say who did you come with? who you with? what group are you with? i'll be the father, son the holy spirit. [applause] and sapanero. you say sapanero who's that? in case two things erupt heart trouble or gunfire, you want sapanero there. that's why he's with me. he's seated in the audience. i'm a god-loving bible believing, gun-toting capitalist. always remember when you hear a guy or a gal ad infinitum attack the results of capitalism which is capital, and you have a steady attack on those people who receive the capital that's what you get from capitalism. you get capital. when you hear someone bad infinitum, you can -- ad infinitum, you can be sure of one thing. he's not a capitalist. i've never heard a capitalist bad mouth the result of capitalism. have you? not one. i got the news that i didn't b
boehner, hay, john, i have my best clothes on, boehner, here's a news flash. just make sure you pass good bills coming out of that house that affects my life, and don't worry about the clothes on their backs. just pass good legislation. i feel better about you. you say who did you come with? who you with? what group are you with? i'll be the father, son the holy spirit. [applause] and sapanero. you say sapanero who's that? in case two things erupt heart trouble or gunfire, you want sapanero...
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i would say that i think that john boehner, our great young the speaker, is energized to look at all the ideas that might come from legislation and would be pleased, as i would, to make sure we look at these. because the integrity of who serves with in this house and the ability people have at home to vote is important. i'm reminded on a regular basis by the gentleman, -- gentlewoman, virginia foxx, will be appointed vice chairman -- how important it is that we serve at the pleasure of others. our election to this republic in the votes we make are very important. it is always good to come down to the floor and be reminded of that as we remember our duty as we move forward. so i enjoyed the opportunity to debate these issues and talk about them. i reserve my time. >> the gentlelady from new york. >> i am delighted to yield two minutes to the gentleman from massachusetts, mr. mcgovern. >> the gentleman is recognized. >> i want to thank the ranking member for the time and her extraordinary leadership. i also want to congratulate mr. sessions. i'm hopeful be 113th chris will be more coll
i would say that i think that john boehner, our great young the speaker, is energized to look at all the ideas that might come from legislation and would be pleased, as i would, to make sure we look at these. because the integrity of who serves with in this house and the ability people have at home to vote is important. i'm reminded on a regular basis by the gentleman, -- gentlewoman, virginia foxx, will be appointed vice chairman -- how important it is that we serve at the pleasure of others....
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host: we played john boehner's comments. tell us about whether or not you have heard it a brush back on that. of the things one of the father you get from washington the more comfortable sums bakersfield speaking their mind. you feel better about being more honest. basically, mywere membership, they don't want to do anything big. is interesting juxtaposition that he can be very different. he happened to be the very hard right of his conference. he does month of bills coming to the floor this year, either. have the pace to possibly take the senate majority. when is his big things, he is talking about bipartisan big things. are we hearing from the white house on immigration? people expect the president to do something in the realm of order about deportation. this administration has a record , despite the clear interest that she has. he campaigned on it in 2012. pushed aistration has lot of undocumented immigrants out of this country. the white house has ordered a review, jeh johnson is working on that right now. we can expect
host: we played john boehner's comments. tell us about whether or not you have heard it a brush back on that. of the things one of the father you get from washington the more comfortable sums bakersfield speaking their mind. you feel better about being more honest. basically, mywere membership, they don't want to do anything big. is interesting juxtaposition that he can be very different. he happened to be the very hard right of his conference. he does month of bills coming to the floor this...
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john boehner's the trail. the goals of groups like ours are goals that congressional republicans want to espouse. less spending, lower taxes. those who demand such things today from elected officials face unfounded attacks. the budget deal congress came up with is the betrayal of the theervatives who fueled republicans' midterm shellacking of democrats. i would term it differently. it is interesting that she would characterize the tea party that way. when i came in, i was considered a conservative. we were all conservatives. we were small government conservatives. we were not anti-government conservatives. we knew there was a role for government. thehought they could spend money more wisely and if you reduced taxes there could be economic growth and there needed to be a safety net for people who could not help themselves. we believe in those things, but there were better ways to accomplish them. there is a new faction against government. government of all kinds is bad and there is a hatred toward it. -- that i
john boehner's the trail. the goals of groups like ours are goals that congressional republicans want to espouse. less spending, lower taxes. those who demand such things today from elected officials face unfounded attacks. the budget deal congress came up with is the betrayal of the theervatives who fueled republicans' midterm shellacking of democrats. i would term it differently. it is interesting that she would characterize the tea party that way. when i came in, i was considered a...
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the house speaker john boehner has pledged to bring out the remainder of the sandy relief package. >> next return to the opening day ceremonies in the u.s. senate. first with the return of senator mark kirk after he suffered a stroke in early 2011, followed by vice president joe biden holding a ceremonial swearing-in with returning and the newly elected senators. illinois senator mark kirk returning to the senate for the first time since suffering a stroke in early 2011. it left one side of this body mostly paralyzed. he was greeted by vice-president joe biden, illinois senator dick durbin, and senator joe manchin. members of the house stood nearby. >[laughter] >> thank you. [indistinct conversations] >> hi guys, how are you? and >> you have got all day, pal. [applause] >> are you kidding me? i am as happy as could be to be here, man. [indiscernible] [laughter] >> c'mon. [indiscernible] [applause] [applause] [indiscernible] [cheers and applause] >> good. >> [laughter] [inaudible] [indistinct conversations] >> let's go to work, you guys. [cheers] >> yay, mark. [applause] >> let's go. [
the house speaker john boehner has pledged to bring out the remainder of the sandy relief package. >> next return to the opening day ceremonies in the u.s. senate. first with the return of senator mark kirk after he suffered a stroke in early 2011, followed by vice president joe biden holding a ceremonial swearing-in with returning and the newly elected senators. illinois senator mark kirk returning to the senate for the first time since suffering a stroke in early 2011. it left one side...
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caller: i was upset with john boehner yesterday for what appeared to be stalling. upon further review, i think he did the right thing. what did the senate actually do? 60 days? come on? the president needs to call harry reid and that group back to washington and tell them to do their job. no wonder congress has such a little approval rating. and they need to stop fighting and get something done for the people. harry reid and the president are trying to get political capital out of this. i think it is going to backfire. host: jackie, democratic line, dallas, texas, good morning. caller: i think that the senate, doing what they are doing, the senate recently wanted the one year to have the tax cut extended. republicans did not want that. everything that the republicans asked for, the senate gave it to them. now it is boehner and the republicans who are saying that we need to come back and do our jobs. well, what good is it going to before a committee -- they had the super 8 committee and nothing could get resolved. they had the debt ceiling, nothing could be resolved
caller: i was upset with john boehner yesterday for what appeared to be stalling. upon further review, i think he did the right thing. what did the senate actually do? 60 days? come on? the president needs to call harry reid and that group back to washington and tell them to do their job. no wonder congress has such a little approval rating. and they need to stop fighting and get something done for the people. harry reid and the president are trying to get political capital out of this. i think...
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john boehner and the house. allo, it will, in likelihood, lose. you could have it tomorrow. you can have a commendation of democratic and republican votes votes that would probably be overwhelming. is notow, john boehner all that invested. , if he runs for president in the primary, will this issue have legs? will: yeah, senator rubio get kicked around a lot for this. able tohowed how he is marshal republican support for this in the senate peered at the same time, you have rand paul very much against it. a lot of the opponents in 2016 will be taking shots at him for a long time. theo remains one of parties most effective messengers, a hispanic candidate. aswill be huge draw republicans think, well, can we actually pull this this off in 2016? marco rubio has a huge number of advances, but it remains to be seen with a long-term advantage for his presidential prospects are. is from theahn daily caller, which is run by tucker callers -- by tucker carlson. we begin with a call from eric in antioch, california on our i
john boehner and the house. allo, it will, in likelihood, lose. you could have it tomorrow. you can have a commendation of democratic and republican votes votes that would probably be overwhelming. is notow, john boehner all that invested. , if he runs for president in the primary, will this issue have legs? will: yeah, senator rubio get kicked around a lot for this. able tohowed how he is marshal republican support for this in the senate peered at the same time, you have rand paul very much...
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in a moment we'll show you a swearing in ceremony held last wednesday by john boehner. here is a look at his meeting with representative giffords. >> i know where your district is. >> and the entire swearing in ceremony with elected house members and speaker boehner. they were officially sworn in to office on wednesday from the chamber form. this is two hours. >> thank you. thank you. >> raise your right hand. >> good job. >> you come up here with me. that's it. right there. there you go. >> thanks for doing this. there you go. >> nicole is from ohio. >> you know the drill. >> good luck, mr. speaker. >> raise your right hand. there you go. >> raise your right hand. >> all right. >> get over here. get over here. >> how do we do it? >> right hand here. no, left hand here. >> i can't see the people in the back. >> all right. >> all done? >> thank you. >> here we go. >> everybody look right here and smile. ready? >> thank you. >> how are you? left hand here. raise the right. >> come up here.
in a moment we'll show you a swearing in ceremony held last wednesday by john boehner. here is a look at his meeting with representative giffords. >> i know where your district is. >> and the entire swearing in ceremony with elected house members and speaker boehner. they were officially sworn in to office on wednesday from the chamber form. this is two hours. >> thank you. thank you. >> raise your right hand. >> good job. >> you come up here with me. that's...
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when it comes to the joint meeting that you can see thursday he was invited i speaker john boehner and is the first pontiff to speak at a joint meeting. when it comes to the breakdown of catholics in the senate and when you go to the house, 137 catholics in the house. one member of congress has decided he will not attend the pope's visit. issues of climate change is the reason he has decided not to attend the event. capitol is currently undergoing security checks and other things in anticipation of that joint event. you heard that other events are .lanned including a parade visit talking about the and we will talk about other aspects of it through the morning. (202) 748-8000 for democrats. (202) 748-8001 for republicans. (202) 748-8002 for independents. if you want to give your thoughts on the visit that happens today. these pages talk about how the catholic lobby is planning for this visit as well and using it lobbyists see themselves as pushing for more humane treatment of migrants rather than as traditional edgington power players but they also weighed in on the political debates in
when it comes to the joint meeting that you can see thursday he was invited i speaker john boehner and is the first pontiff to speak at a joint meeting. when it comes to the breakdown of catholics in the senate and when you go to the house, 137 catholics in the house. one member of congress has decided he will not attend the pope's visit. issues of climate change is the reason he has decided not to attend the event. capitol is currently undergoing security checks and other things in...
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story.- and host: here is a statement from house speaker john boehner on hobby lobby. that is his statement from yesterday. let's go to castlewood, virginia on our line for democrats. caller: good morning. most people don't realize that hobby lobby is not opposed to birth control. they provide 16 pills with their insurance. the four pills they have objection to are not birth control, they are abortion pills. including the morning-after pill. i agree with them. there is nothing wrong with birth control. they have provided it for years. the only objection i have is to the four pills that are abortion pills. host: that is going to be our last caller. we want to take you live to the house floor. the house is meeting. morning hour and then. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2013]
story.- and host: here is a statement from house speaker john boehner on hobby lobby. that is his statement from yesterday. let's go to castlewood, virginia on our line for democrats. caller: good morning. most people don't realize that hobby lobby is not opposed to birth control. they provide 16 pills with their insurance. the four pills they have objection to are not birth control, they are abortion pills. including the morning-after pill. i agree with them. there is nothing wrong with birth...
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in which house speaker john boehner has said his package, which is a compromise of a compromise, is still not something he could support. he questions whether it is workable or enforceable. he has reservations about the offsets. that the focus should be on creating jobs rather than standing unemployment insurance. it is likely to pass the senate next week, but faces a tough hurdle in the house. >> one item they have to work together on -- the payments for medicare doctors. it passed the house on a voice vote. >> the senate is likely to approve it on monday. it was a little bit controversial. we kicked it over to the senate. harry reid said he did not love the, minds. -- love the compromise. patch ratherear than solving the problem which has persisted since the late 1990's. it is likely they will pass the fix.lled talk -- doc >> one area they have been handling the early is the ukraine bill. they had to come together on one common piece of legislation for the president to sign. perks that will get done early next week. the house well except the senate version. there was a thought that they
in which house speaker john boehner has said his package, which is a compromise of a compromise, is still not something he could support. he questions whether it is workable or enforceable. he has reservations about the offsets. that the focus should be on creating jobs rather than standing unemployment insurance. it is likely to pass the senate next week, but faces a tough hurdle in the house. >> one item they have to work together on -- the payments for medicare doctors. it passed the...
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signed, john a. boehner, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the order of the house of january 3, 2013, the chair will now recognize members from lists submitted by the majority and minority leaders for morning hour ebate. the chair will alternate recognition between the parties with each party limited to one hour and each member other than the majority and minority leaders and the minority whip each, to five minutes in no event shall debate continue beyond 11:50 a.m. the chair recognizes the gentleman from illinois, mr. gutierrez, for five minutes. r. gutierrez: mr. speaker, yesterday a short time after the supreme court ruled that the domedome violated the constitution -- that the defense of marriage act violated the constitution of the united states, according to press reports, the bonds of rriage that tied shawn, an american citizen, to steve, a native of colombia, were not seen in the eyes of the law. the bonds of marriage that drew these two individuals together in love and in the sight of god all of a
signed, john a. boehner, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the order of the house of january 3, 2013, the chair will now recognize members from lists submitted by the majority and minority leaders for morning hour ebate. the chair will alternate recognition between the parties with each party limited to one hour and each member other than the majority and minority leaders and the minority whip each, to five minutes in no event shall debate continue...
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boehner. [applause] >> good morning and welcome to the united states capitol. this is a red letter day for the american people, and i am glad you are all here and are taking part in the celebration. since the era of reconstruction, this chamber, which once was the hall of the house of representatives, has become home to statues sent by the states. today, we gather to dedicate a national statue of the late rosa parks in recognition of her many contributions to this nation and to the cause of freedom. it is the first statue of an african-american woman to be placed in this capital. [applause] we are honored to be joined by the president of the united states and members of his and ministration -- his administration. [applause] this is a homecoming of sorts for mrs. parks, who for more than 20 years was an assistant to representative john conyers of michigan. [applause] i want to thank all of the members of congress who are here and work to make this day possible. also with azar eugene dolled -- e
boehner. [applause] >> good morning and welcome to the united states capitol. this is a red letter day for the american people, and i am glad you are all here and are taking part in the celebration. since the era of reconstruction, this chamber, which once was the hall of the house of representatives, has become home to statues sent by the states. today, we gather to dedicate a national statue of the late rosa parks in recognition of her many contributions to this nation and to the cause...
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my understanding is that john boehner wrote on behalf of the house of representatives. together with senator mitch mcconnell, they agreed to make this an open invitation. it is my understanding that this is the first time he has been invited. it is a special privilege. we are happy that he will be on the public square. we are eager for him to come. >> ild
my understanding is that john boehner wrote on behalf of the house of representatives. together with senator mitch mcconnell, they agreed to make this an open invitation. it is my understanding that this is the first time he has been invited. it is a special privilege. we are happy that he will be on the public square. we are eager for him to come. >> ild
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guest: this was formed after congressman wolf proposes in 2013, and speaker of the house john boehner pushed back because they were already for committees -- four committees looking into this already. then, after judicial watch obtained e-mails from the white house that showed that the security adviser there was advising that they cast this response to a youtube clip rather than an overarching policy failure, was the straw that broke the camel's back for john boehner. last year, they formed the select committee. we were seeing tension between the committee that were forming to undertake these investigations. there was some competition there. this committee to get out of the hands of different congressman and put it in one place. host: the question that people seem to be asking is what will be former secretary of state and now presidential candidate hillary clinton, testified before the committee? i want to share what trey gowdy told politico -- the committee will call secretary clinton testify, once it is satisfied that all the relevant information has been provided by both the state
guest: this was formed after congressman wolf proposes in 2013, and speaker of the house john boehner pushed back because they were already for committees -- four committees looking into this already. then, after judicial watch obtained e-mails from the white house that showed that the security adviser there was advising that they cast this response to a youtube clip rather than an overarching policy failure, was the straw that broke the camel's back for john boehner. last year, they formed the...
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john boehner. >> i thank awful you for being here today. as you can imagine, there's a lot of hard work that goes into an event of this magnitude. so i want to thank all of the votes here in the capitol, back in michigan from the ford foundation, all of you for your significant efforts in making this day happen. as my colleagues have noted, president ford always put best interest of the republic first. but you have to wonder whatever this principle would hold if he were to learn this statue was going to be unveiled by the speaker of the house from ohio. [laughter] yes, gerry ford was a michigan man if there ever was one. not a phone combroin in his body, all heart, all class. and in some ways, of course, to hold an office to which president ford aspired. it's an honor to place him in this hallowed rotunda among the greats, just a stone's throw from where he labored for so many years. you could almost hear him saying right now, just leave it to me, mr. speaker. but throughout his life, every time the role was called, he answered the call. as
john boehner. >> i thank awful you for being here today. as you can imagine, there's a lot of hard work that goes into an event of this magnitude. so i want to thank all of the votes here in the capitol, back in michigan from the ford foundation, all of you for your significant efforts in making this day happen. as my colleagues have noted, president ford always put best interest of the republic first. but you have to wonder whatever this principle would hold if he were to learn this...
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here is john boehner, the incoming speaker, after the election. >> as you heard me say last night, i am humbled by the trust the american people placed in us. this is a time for us to roll up our sleeves and go to work on the people's priorities, jobs, cutting spending, reforming the way we do business. it is not just what the american people are demanding, is what we are expecting. the real question is this -- are we going to listen to the american people? republicans have made a pledge to america, and our pledge is to listen to the american people. that is exactly what we're going to give. host: david, a democrat in oregon, top political moment of 2010. caller: a couple of things. first, the constant badgering by mitch mcconnell and now he's dow -- he sounded exactly like republicans hating o jimmy carter in the 1970's. on the don't ask don't tell thing, how no one has discussed the ramifications of ethics on the gay community. i am a gay person myself, i believe the only way to change the perception for the coming years is that the ethics of gays and lesbians serving in the servic
here is john boehner, the incoming speaker, after the election. >> as you heard me say last night, i am humbled by the trust the american people placed in us. this is a time for us to roll up our sleeves and go to work on the people's priorities, jobs, cutting spending, reforming the way we do business. it is not just what the american people are demanding, is what we are expecting. the real question is this -- are we going to listen to the american people? republicans have made a pledge...
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high-ranking republicans such as house speaker john boehner and majority leader erick kanter, who have ceremonial roles, will attend. as well representative paul ryan, who probably envisioned the inauguration much differently months ago when he was part of the republican presidential ticket. it is my obligation, ryan said at a republican retreat. a republican of tennessee, a member of the joined congressional committee on inaugural ceremonies said that it is about the peaceful transition or reaffirmation of power. this is the 57th time the the president of the u.s. has been sworn in, and it has always been done without a mall, without insurrection, without a coup. that is why, whether you voted for mitt romney or barack obama, americans will stop and watch the inauguration and celebrate tradition. even so, republicans will stay awake and will lead democrats revel in their absence. but if you are an elected leader, you have to be there, said a republican strategist. otherwise you would probably want to get out of town, three- day weekend and all. jackson is in louisville, kentucky, inde
high-ranking republicans such as house speaker john boehner and majority leader erick kanter, who have ceremonial roles, will attend. as well representative paul ryan, who probably envisioned the inauguration much differently months ago when he was part of the republican presidential ticket. it is my obligation, ryan said at a republican retreat. a republican of tennessee, a member of the joined congressional committee on inaugural ceremonies said that it is about the peaceful transition or...
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i would be proud to have john boehner for me, because he is a leader. you all have a good day in merry christmas. host: thank you. dorothy is joining us from hampton, virginia. caller: good morning. i say, yes, because this is what the republicans do. you remember when they held the president hostage on the unemployment to get the bush tax cut passed? this is what they are doing. they are putting something in there that should not be in there trying to make the president sign it so they can get the pipeline through, but they are not doing any environmental study of what it is going to the people. think of what happened in louisiana when the gas line that the -- busted and all of the animals and the oil and the santa stuff, the stand tar on the beaches and all of that -- sand tar on the beaches and all that. what if leakage comes out? what are we going to said then? i say, yes, stop it, do a study , because they are not thinking about the environmental impact on human lives but only the big companies. they are not thinking about the people because of a w
i would be proud to have john boehner for me, because he is a leader. you all have a good day in merry christmas. host: thank you. dorothy is joining us from hampton, virginia. caller: good morning. i say, yes, because this is what the republicans do. you remember when they held the president hostage on the unemployment to get the bush tax cut passed? this is what they are doing. they are putting something in there that should not be in there trying to make the president sign it so they can get...
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host: have you talked to paul ryan or john boehner? how are they both doing? guest: i think they are both doing great. this is not easy stuff. you have to give paul writing credit for attacking a problem. people will probably tell you that medicare is an issue that we have to address. people recognize that it is an issue. to his credit, he came out there with a budget proposal. the challenge for the administration is to come out and saying here is the way we would address it, said across the table from each other, and at the end of the day if nobody is happy with a, at least you have addressed the problem. we cannot agree on energy policy. we have not had a good energy policy in 30 years. we have not solved the issues along the border and what we are going to do because people are afraid to take a tough vote. just kick it down the road. i will tell you this. if we do not do it, the day is going to come when markets react and things start going downhill very quickly. everything the government is doing will hurt the private sector. where were you guys? i was on
host: have you talked to paul ryan or john boehner? how are they both doing? guest: i think they are both doing great. this is not easy stuff. you have to give paul writing credit for attacking a problem. people will probably tell you that medicare is an issue that we have to address. people recognize that it is an issue. to his credit, he came out there with a budget proposal. the challenge for the administration is to come out and saying here is the way we would address it, said across the...
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republican leader john boehner in twetch said, i think we ought -- what we ought to do, we ought to have full disclosure and went on to say i think that sunlight is the best disinfectant. this measure, the disclose act, has been supported by government reform groups including common cause, league of women voters, and public citizens. senate majority leader harry reid and the chairman of the senate rules committee have released a letter indicating their strong commitment to senate action on the disclose act. the white house strongly supports the disclose act. the president says he'll sign this bill when it comes to his desk. now, i ask my colleagues, will you stand with the american people in calgary for -- calling for disclosure and transparency in the political process? or will you allow corporations to overtake our democracy with the expenditure of undisclosed,% limitless amounts of money? i think that we should stand with the american people. we should vote for t%%he disclo act. disclosure is good. voters need to know who is saying what. i yield back the balance of my time. the chair:
republican leader john boehner in twetch said, i think we ought -- what we ought to do, we ought to have full disclosure and went on to say i think that sunlight is the best disinfectant. this measure, the disclose act, has been supported by government reform groups including common cause, league of women voters, and public citizens. senate majority leader harry reid and the chairman of the senate rules committee have released a letter indicating their strong commitment to senate action on the...
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but it did blindside john boehner and kevin mccarthy and had to switch gears this week. while the senate was passing or was trying to pass this disapproval resolution, they said we'll take this opportunity and disapprove of the resolution and veto showdown with the white house and force president obama to have to veto the bill and send it back to congress. and if congress is unable to overturn that veto, republicans thought it would be a strong show of their disappointment in their rejection of this deal. of course that didn't happen. it didn't get out of the senate and the house never voted on that because of their own infighting. the problem with the rank and file were practical and political. they didn't think it was strong enough and had concerns about the side deals that the international atomic energy agency has negotiated with iran. and they wanted more meat to it. they also on a practical level -- they were frustrated by what was happening in the senate and the democrats' ability to filibuster and wanted to do something stronger that would put everyone in the hou
but it did blindside john boehner and kevin mccarthy and had to switch gears this week. while the senate was passing or was trying to pass this disapproval resolution, they said we'll take this opportunity and disapprove of the resolution and veto showdown with the white house and force president obama to have to veto the bill and send it back to congress. and if congress is unable to overturn that veto, republicans thought it would be a strong show of their disappointment in their rejection of...
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john boehner a few moments ago. we will show you all the action later, but first, we want to take your phone calls, get your reaction and know what you think about the agreement and how capitol hill has been handling it. the numbers on your screen. announcer: let's take a look back at what happened today and also part of yesterday, one of three votes happening yesterday, voting on the nondisclosure of side deals. sed and said congress is not counting against the clock. it said it does not have enough information in the side deals between the iaea and iran, and then the measure today which failed. only one republican voting neither yes or no. that was thomas massie of kentucky. president obama would not be iran sanctions. a look at what happened in the thete, which will take up same bill dated earlier this week and work on that tuesday at 6:00 p.m. eastern time, wanting to pass a resolution of disapproval on the iran agreement. they could not meet the 60-vote threshold earlier. we will see what surely has to say. hi.
john boehner a few moments ago. we will show you all the action later, but first, we want to take your phone calls, get your reaction and know what you think about the agreement and how capitol hill has been handling it. the numbers on your screen. announcer: let's take a look back at what happened today and also part of yesterday, one of three votes happening yesterday, voting on the nondisclosure of side deals. sed and said congress is not counting against the clock. it said it does not have...
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blindside john boehner and kevin mccarthy. s.ey had to switch gear while lisa was trying to pass the resolution, which had always been the republican plan, we will disapprove of the resolution and will start a showdown with the white house. we will force president obama to have to send it back to congress. even if congress is able to overturn the veto, republicans thought it would be a strong show of their disappointment and their rejection of that deal. of course i did not happen. it cannot get out of the senate and the house never voted on that because of their infighting. the problems were practical and political. they did not think the resolution/disapproval was strong enough. they had concerns about the the atomiclike energy association has negotiated with iran. they wanted more meet to it. -- meat to it. they were frustrated by what happened with the democrat ability to filibuster. they wanted to do something stronger that would put everyone on the house on stronger footing going forward. that is not pass either. collaps
blindside john boehner and kevin mccarthy. s.ey had to switch gear while lisa was trying to pass the resolution, which had always been the republican plan, we will disapprove of the resolution and will start a showdown with the white house. we will force president obama to have to send it back to congress. even if congress is able to overturn the veto, republicans thought it would be a strong show of their disappointment and their rejection of that deal. of course i did not happen. it cannot...
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there is a famous book where the title was "tell newt to shut up," and it was a quote from john boehner. go back home and be it rather than complaining about it. fill the vacuum with their own energy and courage. >> first, i'd like you better than snooki. i am michael, going to law school in boston. i have been doing research on campaign finance. as you probably know, you have a world in course in it this past year. what do you think of the state of campaign finance and how would you fight the left on things like the disclose act and other things they have been attacking super pacs for monday utize the in the 2008 cycle? >> i think the ideal campaign finance system would allow any american to get any amount of after-tax income if they filed on the internet every night and they gave it to. i think it would clear up all the current bologna, the current red tape. the way the system currently works, if you are rich enough -- if you are mayor bloomberg, you can buy re-election. but he is writing a personal check. he spent so much the it -- getting reelected for mayor of new york that it was
there is a famous book where the title was "tell newt to shut up," and it was a quote from john boehner. go back home and be it rather than complaining about it. fill the vacuum with their own energy and courage. >> first, i'd like you better than snooki. i am michael, going to law school in boston. i have been doing research on campaign finance. as you probably know, you have a world in course in it this past year. what do you think of the state of campaign finance and how...
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and speaker john boehner's performance as leader. see the entire performance -- interview today. on c-span. >> i am appearing here today as one spokesperson for the hundreds of thousands of marines, sellers, their families, and loyal civilian employes who are unknowingly exposed to horrendous levels of toxins through their drinking water at the camp in north carolina. >> the documentary, "semper fi -- always faithful" is joined by the film's producer overnight. >> one thing the have done over the years is a copy stated the facts so much. they have put a lot of of a mission to the media. and now, if they were to sit down with me face-to-face, i could show them, with their own documents and counter with the have been saying. they do not want to do that. >> more tonight at 8:00 eastern on c-span's "q&a." >> now republican presidential candid its rick santorum, mitt romney, and newt gingrich. other speakers include wisconsin republican congressman and house budget committee chairman paul ryan. this is one hour and a 45 minutes. ♪ [applause] >> wow. i asked my wife to come and stand
and speaker john boehner's performance as leader. see the entire performance -- interview today. on c-span. >> i am appearing here today as one spokesperson for the hundreds of thousands of marines, sellers, their families, and loyal civilian employes who are unknowingly exposed to horrendous levels of toxins through their drinking water at the camp in north carolina. >> the documentary, "semper fi -- always faithful" is joined by the film's producer overnight. >>...
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"the washington post" reports that john boehner told reporters earlier this month that the white house did not even ask about including unemployment benefits in the budget deal until the last minute. harry reid has promised this will get a vote on the senate floor when they return in january. that is the debate that will be coming up. let's go to roger in ohio, democratic caller. go ahead. to say -- ii wanted do not know about snowden to the point -- if this had been a black man and he did something like this. went to another country and put our secrets out. they would be ready to hang him. isfar as i am concerned, he a whistleblower. what he did, letting people know what we do to keep this country safe, nobody has any business knowing. if you are doing so much that you are scared of talking on your phone, don't do it. host: all right. we will leave it there on this christmas eve. at next, talking about religion and politics and public life with dr. richard land, president of the southern evangelical seminary, and reverend barry united forricans separation of church and state. later, t
"the washington post" reports that john boehner told reporters earlier this month that the white house did not even ask about including unemployment benefits in the budget deal until the last minute. harry reid has promised this will get a vote on the senate floor when they return in january. that is the debate that will be coming up. let's go to roger in ohio, democratic caller. go ahead. to say -- ii wanted do not know about snowden to the point -- if this had been a black man and...
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signed, john a. boehner, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the order of the house of january 3, 2013, the chair will now recognize members from lists submitted by the majority and minority leaders for morning hour ebate. the chair will alternate recognition between the parties with each party limited to one hour and each member other than the majority and minority leaders and the minority whip each, to five minutes but in no event shall debate continue beyond 11:50 a.m. the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from texas, ms. jackson lee, for five minutes. i ask son lee: unanimous consent to address the house for five minutes. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. jackson lee: mr. speaker, most of us came here to this place to serve the american people and to ensure that the most powerful lawmaking body answer the needs of the cries of those who cannot speak for themselves. nd yet as we lange wish -- languish in those values, they may be more on paper than they are in action. i rise today to ask, may
signed, john a. boehner, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the order of the house of january 3, 2013, the chair will now recognize members from lists submitted by the majority and minority leaders for morning hour ebate. the chair will alternate recognition between the parties with each party limited to one hour and each member other than the majority and minority leaders and the minority whip each, to five minutes but in no event shall debate...
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from the administration and the democratic standpoint, they heard john boehner say a month ago, every dollar we raise the debt limit has to be offset by a least a dollar in spending cuts. no revenues. the only budget that meets that is the rayn budget. -- ryan budget. if you do not somehow change the terms of the debate and show that you will not agree to any more deals that are spending cuts only, that you will continuously go farther and farther down that path. with regard to the economy, i think the view which i share, it is reflected in the paper chad stone has done, if all of the tax cuts expire and stayed expire, the sequestration goes into affect and remain sixs in -- remains in effect. my view, when clinton and gingrich could not agree, the pressure on both sides was so great there was a deal in in three weeks. the pressure here will be greater given the state of the economy and concern in the markets. i think if we do not have a deal by january 1, i wish it were not the case but that may be the only way to actually get a deal that includes revenue and because it includes reve
from the administration and the democratic standpoint, they heard john boehner say a month ago, every dollar we raise the debt limit has to be offset by a least a dollar in spending cuts. no revenues. the only budget that meets that is the rayn budget. -- ryan budget. if you do not somehow change the terms of the debate and show that you will not agree to any more deals that are spending cuts only, that you will continuously go farther and farther down that path. with regard to the economy, i...
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then the weekly addresses by president obama and speaker of the house and john boehner. after that, a conversation with former president bill clinton and jon stewart. mitt romney, rick santorum, and newt gingrich speaking at the wisconsin state and for it -- faith and freedom coalition. other speakers include paul ryan, former attorney general alberto gonzalez, and faith in freedom coalition chairman ralph reed. this is one hour and 45 minutes. >> wow. i asked calista to come and stand with me. we spent all week in wisconsin. we have had a great reception. our son in law, is from wisconsin. we have connections on both sides of the state. last night we were up at green bay we are glad to be back. i am delighted so many of you are out here. wisconsin on june 5 will be the most important center of decision making in america. i am glad all of you are committed for being with the candidate who is determined to protect the taxpayer and to what is right for america. we came away back in 2009 and did a fund raiser in milwaukee. i came back just before the election and campaign.
then the weekly addresses by president obama and speaker of the house and john boehner. after that, a conversation with former president bill clinton and jon stewart. mitt romney, rick santorum, and newt gingrich speaking at the wisconsin state and for it -- faith and freedom coalition. other speakers include paul ryan, former attorney general alberto gonzalez, and faith in freedom coalition chairman ralph reed. this is one hour and 45 minutes. >> wow. i asked calista to come and stand...
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boehner. this after a 90-minute meeting with president obama at the white house this morning where they called for a quick resolution. the governors spoke to reporters at the white house for 15 minutes after that meeting and we'll show you as much as we can until the house gavels in in just a few minutes. >> well, goorn, everybody. i'm jack, the chair of the national governors association, the governor of delaware, joined by governor fallen of oklahoma, she's the vice chair -- governor fallin of oklahoma, she's the vice chair. the governor of arkansas. we are three democrats and three republicans. we just had what i would say was a very good meeting with the president. we came in part to make sure that the voices and the issues that we face as governors in states are heard and considered as part of the discussions going on here in washington. the president was very open to that. said we would continue to have a seat at the table. we talked about some of the issues that we often focus on as gom
boehner. this after a 90-minute meeting with president obama at the white house this morning where they called for a quick resolution. the governors spoke to reporters at the white house for 15 minutes after that meeting and we'll show you as much as we can until the house gavels in in just a few minutes. >> well, goorn, everybody. i'm jack, the chair of the national governors association, the governor of delaware, joined by governor fallen of oklahoma, she's the vice chair -- governor...
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i see john boehner once every two weeks or once every 10 days. i ask in the critical question -- what are you thinking, what are you planning, how are you trying to do it? remember, he does not have a solid, together republican congress. -- they are that the majority. you have to govern. if you do not govern you are going to get thrown out. so he does not have an easy job of doing things i would like for him to do. he does not have the votes over there to do it. there is not enough conservatives in the house yet. until we get there -- it is kind of like the conversation i had with jim demint, the brainchild behind all this. i would like for them -- for there to be 60 conservatives in the senate. how many of you all think that is a realistic expectation that we'll have in my lifetime? it is not going to happen. it ain't going to happen. is, thet recommendation, -- [inaudible]- >> i understand that. where are we? , what i'mnd obamacare hearing from mike lee commercials on tv, heritage foundation, is that they will obamacare.hing but how does that s
i see john boehner once every two weeks or once every 10 days. i ask in the critical question -- what are you thinking, what are you planning, how are you trying to do it? remember, he does not have a solid, together republican congress. -- they are that the majority. you have to govern. if you do not govern you are going to get thrown out. so he does not have an easy job of doing things i would like for him to do. he does not have the votes over there to do it. there is not enough...
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host: so what was the reaction from house speaker john boehner when i saw this cbo report? guest: they essentially said, look, this bill cuts over $100 billion over 10 years, which is true. and it was a limited snapshot of what went on. that it did not count the savings in previous cr's, and for the money that was authorized in not spent. they are saying. , it still cut a lot of money. host: so what the cbo look that was the last cr that was passed, and that included military spending. so that increase was just in the short term and not the long term? guest: it was just saying that it was money spent over the next five months to the end of this year, september. and then the $120 billion is for the entire next 10 years. host: so when you take a look at the cr's passed before this final one, how much was there in savings? guest: the cbo did not let that. -- look at that. the republicans were saying it would save about $2 billion a week. host: is cbo going to look at that? guest: it is tough to say when that would come out. host: and what was the reaction from democrats yester
host: so what was the reaction from house speaker john boehner when i saw this cbo report? guest: they essentially said, look, this bill cuts over $100 billion over 10 years, which is true. and it was a limited snapshot of what went on. that it did not count the savings in previous cr's, and for the money that was authorized in not spent. they are saying. , it still cut a lot of money. host: so what the cbo look that was the last cr that was passed, and that included military spending. so that...
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that story from "the hill," noting that john boehner vowed last year that he'd back gay g.o.p. candidates, and now he's making good on his word. the ohio republican is headed out to california this week, where he'll raise cash for one openly gay candidates. he shot down calls to abandon gay g.o.p. candidates, arguing the party needed to make better inroads with gays, women and minorities following the party's poor showing in the 2012 election. if you want to read more on that "the hill" newspaper, and speaking of the election, just 29 days now until the midterm elections. lots of discussions on the expectation games and seats won and seats lost. that actually played out yesterday on "meet the press". they talked about expectations specifically for the senate. here's a bit of what they had to say. >> you look at arkansas, south dakota, west virginia, louisiana, did you to colorado, you're seeing republicans in the lead. i mean, so, look, with a month out, i'd much rather be where we're at than the democrats. >> you don't win the senate, failure? >> i think we've got to win the s
that story from "the hill," noting that john boehner vowed last year that he'd back gay g.o.p. candidates, and now he's making good on his word. the ohio republican is headed out to california this week, where he'll raise cash for one openly gay candidates. he shot down calls to abandon gay g.o.p. candidates, arguing the party needed to make better inroads with gays, women and minorities following the party's poor showing in the 2012 election. if you want to read more on that...